Bundle-wagon for threshers.



H. SWARNER.

BUNDLE WAGON FOR THRESHERS.

APPLXCATSON FILED MAH. 2 1914.

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Ck H. SWARNEH.

` BUNDLE WAGON FOR THRSHHS.

APPLICATION FHV* "H. 2. gl. *A l'., 'Patented Apr. 3a

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CHARLES E. S'WARNEB, @E il-i., NEBRSKA.

Specification of Letters Estant.

BUNIiE-VJAG-ON FR THEESEERS.

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Yetented Apr, lli.

Application filed Merch .2, 181e. SerislNe. 822,685.

1, To all who/nf it Vmay concern city of Qlnehu, county of Douglas, and State 5 of Nebraska, have invented certain new and' useful improvements in Bundlei/vogons for Tliresliers, and have described the saine in the following specification, illustrated oy the accompanying druwings.

My invention relates to vehicles or Wagons of that ciziss 1which are commonly used in thehurvest tield tenders to suppl;7 bundles, or sheaves, of small grains to thrashing machines.

lt is the inuini object of the invention to lessen the cost of harvesting the grain by diminishing the cost and the labor of delivering the sheaves to the thresher; to lighten the necessari7 labor of the helpers employed for the purpose of unloading the bundles frein :t vehicle of this hind end to diminish the necessary number of such helpers, by the use of poiver for that purpose;

the loss of scattered grain, separated from the straw in the Wagon, hy delivering all such seperated grain to the thresher Without Waste; and in gener-nl to increase the eiii ciencjv of wagons of the speeiiied class. To accomplish these results l incorporate in niv improved Wagon an endless conveyor run# ning in the bottoni thereof, und en elevator meeting the convexver, and provide transmis sion gearing for drivinfr the conveyor and the elevator freni the power sii-oft of the associated thresher.

in the accompanying drawings, illustrating the best manner in Tvhich I have. contemplated applying the principles of nig7 invention, Figure l is a plan of s bundle Wegen 40 which is constructed and associated with a threshing machine, in accordancevvith these principles. Fig. 2 is e side elevation of the same. F ig. 3 is e longitudinal vertical seetion of the .principal parts of the Wagon on the section line 3-3 of Fig. l. Fig. e is un enlarged detail, supplementing ifig. S, on the saine section line. Fig. 5 is u rear end elevation of the seme Wagon, showing the l elevator in vertical position, as shipped for locomotion.

ln this illustrative and illustrated specinien of niv invention, the Wagon floor l, eerried tlieqfranie l" on the hearing Wheels 2,

is divided through the middle from end to 55 end by e longitudinal opening into the subtoL prevent jacent trough 3, which is of uniform rectangular cross section, and margin-elly flush et the to" with the top surface of the floor. ln this trough and below the level of the floor, runs the horizontal endless conveyer e, which is supported by the shelf 5 to prevent sagging, sind is provided with the transy verse slats to prevent-its load from slipping. iioor 7, separated therefrom by a plurality of thin chambers le in which the metallic plates or covers S, having hendies 9, ere in-` oependently slidahle transversely hy hand to open and close the trough wholly or por; os occasion ma Y reqiiiire. The sides it) i the connecting ends il of the Wagon ood f or box, are held removably to the frame Vby e plurality of vertical posts i2, inserted in slots formed h v the keepers 13. On the transverse shaft le, which is journaled :it the rear end of the frame l", are keyed the driving roller l5 of the convever ri, s pair of sprocket Wheels i6, and the bevel gear 17 u'hile on the sivingingrhorizontal countersheft 1S. which is suspended from the shaft il hf." the loose hangers 19, are keyed the sprocket Wheels 20, connected with the sprocket Wheels lo by the sprocket chains 2i. @n this countershsft, and in terminal pivetal Contact with this transverse shaft, is pivoted the troughsheped elevator frame 22; rwhile lengthwise in the trough, and eet-u- :ited lijf the roller 23 on the gear shaft i8,

the endless carrier 2e, having the transve se slats und the teeth 26 for engageinent with the bundles of groin. To raise end loiver the elevator, it is ettachedoy the ropes 27 to the drums 28, which are keyed to the transverse shaft Q9, the latter being journoled to the rear end of the wagon hodv end provided with the .hand-crank 30, the ratchet wheel 8l and the pen/ l Sii.

For the purpose of driving the elevator und theconveyor,l power is communicated to the shaft lei by the bevel gear i7 thereon, which meshes with the similar' gear 35 on the horizontal shaft 3G. This shaft 36, inei ing square 1n cross section, is provided with e .leeve 37, slideoly adjustable thereon. B v this sleeve the shaft 36 is coufiellv rind open tively connected, from time to time, with the similar horizontal sheft- 38, which is vjournaled in the extension 39 of the freine of the 'associated thresher i0, end is driven from the thresher engine by 'the puifevvs l2 @n this iloor is supported the false' and the belts 41. l By means of. a clutch not shown, which is operated by the hand lever 43, this horizontal shaft is stopped, and the conveyer and elevaton` are thereby rendered inoperative,l whenever idesired, during the operation of the thresher.

In use the wagon, with the elevator adjusted as in Fig. 5, and with the conveyer trough closed by the covers, is drawn from place to place in the harvest field, rcollecting the bundles in the usual way. When loaded, the vehicle'is drawn to the thresher, the

coaxial shafts 36 and 38 are united by the sleeve 37, and-the elevator is tilted by manipulation of the crank toan oblique position, so as to overhang 'the feeder of the thresher, as indicated in Fig. 2.' Then, the 'thresher engine being started, and the conveyer and elevator being in' action, one of the covers 8 is drawn aside'from the conveyer trough, as in Fig. 1,\ and .then the others successively yat intervals, whereby the space between the Wagon and the thresher,

permits the separator man to pass freely between them for all necessary purposes; and the unloading of the wagonis accomlished without exposing the bundles, while ing transferred to the thresher, `to the effects of those highwinds which frequently prevail during harvest in some parts of the j 40 country. I- I claim as my lnvention- 1. A vehicle K,of the specified class, comprising a transverse shaft, journaled in bearings at the rear end of the vehicle, an endless conveyer running in a longitudinally disposed troughlunder the floorlof thevehi.-=

cle, and having its driving roller keyed on l said shaft, a pair of sprocket wheels and a bevel geanwheel which Vare keyed on said shaft, a pair of pivoted hangers dependent chains connecting said pairs of sprocket wheels, an elevator frame terminally pivoted on the countershaft, means forpraising and lowermg the free end of the elevator frame,

an endless carrier working in the elevator frame and having its actuating roller keyed i onthe countershaft,a bevel gear meshing with the rst-mentioned bevel gear, and a sleeve on the pinion of said meshing gear for engaging an'alining shaft of a threshing machine.

2. A vehicle of the specii'iedv class, comprising a shaft journaled in bearings at one end of the vehicle, an endless conveyer runl ning in the bottom of the vehicle, and hav'- ing one'of its rollers keyed on said shaft', a pair of sprocket wheels and a bevelgear which are keyed on said shaft, a pair of dependent hangers pivoted on saidshaft, a.

swinging y countershaftv journaled in the hangers, 'a pair of sprocket wheels keyed on the counters'haft, chainsconnecting the pairs of sprocket wheels, an elevator frame pivot ed on the countershaft, an, endless carrier working in the frame and having itsactuating roller keyed on the countershaft, a bevel gear meshing with the first-mentioned bevel in alinement therewith.

In testimony whereof I subscribedA this. I

specification in the presence of ltwo witnesses. -,v y y Cia-ARLES H. sWARNER. Witnessesr Y WILLARD Ennr, .MARION MCCAFFREY.

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from said shaft, aA swinging countershaft l journaledin the hangers, a pair of sprocket u wheels keyed on the countershaft, sprocket v gear, and means for connecting the pinion vof said meshing gear with a power shaft 

